White interior getting dirty?

[pt19713]

We have a Y on order (white one). Now my wife is questioning whether she wants the white interior. Thoughts on this getting dirty over time? Seems like it would.

Magic Erasers work great on a lot of things, including white seats (disclaimer, video is of a tan seat, but you get the point).

 

[JasontheBeaver]

Magic Erasers work great on a lot of things, including white seats (disclaimer, video is of a tan seat, but you get the point).

That's a GREAT video!
However, don't gloss over what he mentions several times about only using that Magic Eraser ONCE to clean your nasty seats, not as a regular tool for seat cleaning.
This is because while Magic Erasers work great, they're also mildly abrasive so they will eventually cause premature wear if used regularly.
Like he says in the video, use it once, then maintain your seats from there on out.

 

[dontblinkdoc]

Fellow Corgi owner here, but a fluffy!

I promise everyone, I won't derail this thread with dog pictures, but here is one.

 

[daviddavid]

Fellow Corgi owner here, but a fluffy!

Best post I have ever seen on these boards! From one dog lover to another

 

[airbrett]

This is a common complaint that I hear often from new car buyers. The answer is that manufacturers do everything they can to keep their prices down, and if they don't see a profit potential from an additional service/product/option, they're simply not going to do it.
Also, car dealerships have pressed manufacturers to leave these kind of simple "add-ons" for them to sell and apply to help boost their profits. The argument here is that only people that are willing to pay for the option are paying for it.
The problem with this is that dealerships are notorious snakes and will flat-out lie to your face about what their coating can do for you. They require no ethics because:
a) their turnover is so high that by the time you realize their coating is worthless and not performing the way he promised you, he's already gone and working for another dealership somewhere.
b) they hide behind their warranty which is worthless if you actually read it (which no one ever does)
c) failure of the coating will require a Herculean effort on your part to hassle them and continue to follow up until they approve your claim. They all use the effective tactic of deny every claim first, then when pressed on the issue just ghost your ass until you go away.
d) dealerships are not affected by negative online reviews because they have what you want, and it can be very difficult to choose an alternative dealership for the same car you're wanting to buy.
(Of course these dealership arguments don't apply to Tesla for obvious reasons, but I wanted to provide information on the entire industry).

On the other hand, small independant ceramic coating installers are heavily affected by online reviews and the opinion of their repeat customers. They cannot get away with (nor do they want to) the dealership's tactics because they rely on repeat customers and their online reputation to stay in business.

So back to manufacturers applying ceramic coatings; imagine this scenario...
A car manufacturer is trying to justify their car being priced $3,000 more than their competition, and the only reason it's $3,000 more is because it has ceramic coating on the leather, exterior glass, and exterior paint. Now they have to educate the public on the values of these items; but educating the public is VERY expensive, and for the manufacturers the cost of that education just isn't worth the payback.

However the cost of me educating each client that comes through my door is pretty cheap because it only involves a conversation, a demonstration, and a guarantee on my part that the coating will perform as I've promised. I don't need thousands of customers buying my product/service like the manufacturers need.

Yeah, I'm only speaking to the context of Tesla who has no dealerships and furthermore in the context of the interior, not exterior. In response to...

"A car manufacturer is trying to justify their car being priced $3,000 more than their competition, and the only reason it's $3,000 more is because it has ceramic coating on the leather, exterior glass, and exterior paint. Now they have to educate the public on the values of these items; but educating the public is VERY expensive, and for the manufacturers the cost of that education just isn't worth the payback."

...as evidenced by this thread and others there are definitely people choosing NOT to pay the extra for the premium interior because they are worried about how it will hold up. Given the efficiencies of scale, I bet that the variable cost to Tesla would be $100 or less as the coating would be applied to the material before the seat is constructed. Probably no human required compared to $300-500+ to have someone apply it after market along with the inefficiencies of a profitable business marketing and employing that individual. So given that, adding to the price of the premium interior and/or having a greater number of incremental sales of that interior would be a win/win financially.

I agree with you about EXTERIOR costs but again, but I was not proposing or talking about that. My BMW is 10 years old now, I have never had ceramic coating, and the paint looks great. Tesla could just match what the other luxury brands are doing in terms of paint, sans coatings, and that would be fine.